What our readers are saying 3.6.09

We’ve had a few inquiries about the Adam @ Home cartoon that runs on our comics pages. Yes, it is being drawn by a new illustrator. Check out the comics blogfor more information.

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Ed was curious about the high and low numbers listed on the top left corner of the front page. “What hours are those from,” he asked. Weather Underground, who provides our weather map, says:

The forecast high is for the day and the low is for the next night/morning. So if we forecast 65/40 in Monday’s paper, then it will be 40 degrees Monday night/Tuesday morning. In Tuesday’s paper the almanac covers 8 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday – so the low there could be significantly different than what was forecast.

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And speaking of the weather map, Just a few callers have noticed that we’ve restored the forecast for 20+ cities around the nation and world on our A2 weather map. The receational forecast has found a home on the sports agate page.

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Tom from Albany is looking for a bit more diversity in the “Talking points” feature on page 2 of sports. He complains it’s the same 4 or 5 people commenting and he questioned their knowledge of sports (to put it politely). Tom’s tired of the Syracuse and Siena bantering. If you’re interested in giving your 2 cents – well, a 50-word talking point – drop a note to our sports editor at bcallen@timesunion.com.

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Donnie from Albany wanted to see a photo of the missing Stephentown woman. The published description – “5-feet tall, weighing between 120 and 140 pounds, with dark brunette hair – that’s my wife … that could be anyone,” he said. If a photo of the missing woman was available, we would have published one. (An update, she’s been found and is safe.)

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Best call of the week: Ida from Albany lost the Times Union clipping about how to purchase Dalai Lama ticketsfor the April 19 talk in Albany. After I read her the info, she said, “Thank you so much. You’ve been a blessing in my life today.”